Ten countries without armed forces.
1. Andorra:
This is a very small country in the world and it had no standing army at all. In fact, it never had any army of itself. The law and order and other parliamentary duties are taken care by the police of the country. But the first question that pops up in your mind is how will the country protest itself when there is any kind of external threat or war. This country is having military treaties with the neighboring countries like France and Spain. They are going to provide protection in case of any major threat to the country.
2. Costa Rica:
Since 1948, this country Costa Rica does not have any army. The reason why it has army before 1948 and it abolished its army is it had a civil war in that year. Among all the countries listed here, Costa Rica is the largest country that is not having an army of itself. Any kind of internal issued will be taken care by the police of the country. It also had a conflict with Nicaragua, regarding the border and it still does not have an army.
3. Dominica:
Due to sudden army coup in the country in the year 1981, the government of the country has decided to abolish its army. Dominica and other Caribbean nations have a regional security system and that is going to handle the defense of these nations. Their police will handle the internal security of the nation.
4. Grenada:
4th in the list, you have Grenada which does not have any standing army since 1983. The invasion of America has made this country take this decision. The police of the country takes care of the internal affairs of the country.
5. Haiti:
Military coups are a very common thing in Haiti till 1995. But these military coups got so common in the country that they have led to some internal conflicts as well. This is the reason that the government had to take a decision about it and since 1995, this country Haiti does not have an army. There were many rebels who have demanded that an army has to be created again in the country.
6. Iceland:
This is the only country in this list, which did not have an active army from such long time. It was in the year 1869 the army of this country was abolished. It is part of the NATO and it has signed the defense agreement with America and they will take care of the defense.
7. Kiribati:
7th in the list of ten countries that do not have a standing army is Kiribati. This country has not had its own army since 1978. This is a very small country. In fact, you can call it as a combination of three islands Gilbert Islands, Line Islands and the Phoenix islands. New Zealand and Australia provide all kinds of defense help, in case any kind of problem or external affairs.
8. Liechtenstein:
Just like Iceland, even this country Liechtenstein is the country that is not having its standing army from 1868. The reason for abolishing the army of this country is quite different from that of the other countries. This country abolished their army in 1868 as they were unable to bear the expenses that are required to maintain and train the right army. Many countries spend million for their armies and this country could not afford it. At the time of abolition of the army, they had a provision for creation of a new army in case of any war. But fortunately, they never had to face such kind of situation till today.
9. The Marshall Islands:
Now, you have the country The Marshall Islands, which never had any kind of army in the country since the day one of its formation. The only kind of force that you will be able to find in this country is the police. For the internal security of the country, the police have formed the Maritime Surveillance and that is going to take care of the internal securities in case of any problem. America is providing security for the country, just like it does for many other countries the list.
10. Mauritius:
This is a very popular country and it has multicultures followed in the country. This country does not have army since 1968. This country does not have it own army, but their team of police is around 10,000 members and that is making the country strong in order to handle any kind of law and order problems. They take care of Military, security and police as well. The Commissioner of Police is the person who is the incharge of the entire 10,000 team of police.
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